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Three chefs who cook for some of the biggest rock bands on the planet have lifted the lid on the eating habits of stars including Thom Yorke and Kylie Minogue. The cooks reveal Radiohead frontman …

Chefs reveal stars' tour menus

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Three chefs who cook for some of the biggest rock bands on the planet have lifted the lid on the eating habits of stars including Thom Yorke and Kylie Minogue.

The cooks reveal Radiohead frontman Yorke “snacks” on sumac spiced eggplant and Lebanese salsa sliders before a gig, while his bandmates enjoy tucking in to partridge, quince and ginger gyoza.

Australian singer Minogue’s meal of choice while on tour is beef tournedos with olives, and rockers Muse favor wild rabbit risotto with smoked pancetta and fresh sage for their backstage fare.

Chefs reveal stars' tour menus

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The exotic dishes show how pop stars’ tastes have become more refined as they seek better nutrition to cope with life on the road, according to chef Sarah Muir.

Muir, who looks after Radiohead’s on-tour catering, tells The Sunday Times Magazine, “When I started touring in the early 1990s with heavy metal bands, most of the groups lived off bottles of Jack Daniel’s, fast food and cigarettes.

“Back then, you’d throw an oven in the back of a van, drive to the venue and knock up a basic shepherd’s pie. But grueling tour schedules mean some artists are away from home for over a year. It’s my job to ensure they can still shimmy into their skinny jeans, go out on stage and give it their all.”

Giles Broe, who cooks for Minogue, adds of his beef tournedos, “(Kylie is) often exhausted after a show: this is the perfect protein-rich pick-me-up.”

Nick Pickles/ WENN.com Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has sneaked into the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark by pretending to be a member of the press. The British singer, who …

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has sneaked into the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark by pretending to be a member of the press.

The British singer, who is a keen environmentalist, was desperate to attend the talks in Copenhagen, a meeting of world leaders to address the issues of climate change and global warming.

And Yorke managed to get into the conference with a press pass to watch the talks with the rest of the global media.

He tells Gist TV, “I’m here as a press person. Do you imagine they’d let me in otherwise? See how long it lasts before I get kicked out.

“I wanted to see what was going on, and it’s very important to me. I came last minute to be honest, like most people, and thought nothing would happen and was ready to give up on it.

“I think negotiations like this are a big thick cloud. No normal person can see through it. That, to me, makes me angry because the basic principles are the basic principles. There’s a lot of uptight, middle-aged men doing the negotiations.”

Yorke recently criticized the British government for its decision to build 10 new nuclear power stations in the country, and in 2008 he spearheaded the Friends of the Earth Big Ask campaign, calling for a new law in the U.K. to help cut emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.